Chewing gum: another way for microplastics to enter your body?
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Chewing Gum Releases Microplastics Into Your Mouth, Scientists Warn
The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two ...
Microplastics linked to 3 chronic diseases — and now they’ve been detected in gum
A new study suggests that you could be ingesting thousands of microplastics every time you chew gum. This discovery comes ...
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Chewing gum releases thousands of microplastics into body, study finds
A recent study found that chewing gum can release up to thousands of microplastics per piece and potentially be ingested, according to researchers.
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Your chewing gum may be full of microplastics
Chewing gum could release hundreds to thousands of microplastic particles into your saliva, a new UCLA study finds.
How chewing gum contributes to plastic pollution—and how to reduce its environmental impact
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If You Chew Gum, This Is How Many Pieces of Microplastic You Could Be Ingesting Every Year
A new study found that both natural and synthetic gum shed microplastics, with each piece of gum producing about 100 pieces ...
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Chewing Gum Could Release Thousands of Microplastics Into Saliva, Study Finds
A new study found that chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into saliva. Both synthetic and natural ...
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Gum Can Release Thousands of Tiny Plastic Particles Into Your Mouth
A new study showed that chewing gum releases microplastics, which can then be swallowed and absorbed by the body.